Drilling More and Deeper

From NBC News - - http://dailynightly.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/14/13203794-emergency-well-drilling-brings-relief-to-farmers-stricken-by-drought?lite

"He is one of more than 3,700 farmers and ranchers in Missouri who have been approved for emergency well drilling. Gov. Jay Nixon issued an executive order last month for the state to pay up to 90 percent of the cost to dig new or deeper wells for farmers severely impacted by the drought. The farmers will pay the remainder of that cost. So far, the state has set aside more than $18 million to dig these new wells."

Article on the tremendous growth in the number of water wells that have been drilled in Texas since the 2011 drought - -

http://www.texastribune.org/texas-environmental-news/water-supply/texas-drought-sparks-water-well-drilling-frenzy/

Water well drilling in Austin - -

http://www.statesman.com/news/statesman-investigates/more-austinites-drilling-private-wells-to-water-lawns-2388246.html?viewAsSinglePage=true